Startup · Germany
Focused Energy
HQ Darmstadt, GermanyFounded 202151-200 employees
Focused Energy is the leading Laser Fusion company building on NIF’s foundation & pursuing the most promising path to clean, limitless fusion power
Funding3 rounds · $266M
- Equity raised
- $266M
- Latest
- $240MSeries A · May 27, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | Series A | $240M | — | RWE | EIC Fund, Prime Movers Lab, SPRIND (Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation) | Confirmed |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Series A | $11.0M | — | Prime Movers Lab | VCP Capital | Confirmed |
| Sep 23, 2021 | Seed | $15.0M | — | Prime Movers Lab | — | Reported |
- $240MMay 27, 2026
- $11.0MJun 22, 2023
- SeedLed by Prime Movers Lab$15.0MSep 23, 2021
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems2
Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.
Capabilities1
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inertial and pulsed-power fusion | Developer | Development | — | — | Reported |
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
People5
- Markus Roth
Co-Founder & CSO
- Thomas Forner
Co-Founder & CEO
- Debbie Callahan
Chief Strategy Officer
- Decker Gentili
COO
- Omar Biabani
CTO
Sources12
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Profile4
- 1
PitchBook · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 200)”
- 2
Sixth-Domain · Supports Organization · country, Organization · kind
“{"country": "USA", "hq_iso2": "US", "id": "f28aadfd-74e5-4375-b14e-6dcba418ca41"}”
- 3CompanyImprint - Focused Energy
Focused Energy GmbH (company site) · Supports Organization · country
“registered with the local court of Darmstadt”
- 4
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq city
“employee_range: 51-200 (profile: 51-200 employees)”
Systems1
- 5
Focused Energy · Supports System
“Our [approach](/technology/lighthouse) is the closest architecture to the only scientifically proven Laser Fusion system. Our design focuses on manufacturability, with components that can be mass-produced and easily shipped. It will also offer power plant-grade reliability—modulatory creates the highest reliability and serviceability of any fusion system”
Technologies1
- 6
Focused Energy · Supports Organization · description, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · name, Organization · website, Organization technology
“Focused Energy is the leading Laser Fusion company building on NIF’s foundation & pursuing the most promising path to clean, limitless fusion power”
Funding5
- 7
TechCrunch · Jun 2, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“RWE was the main investor in the Series A, Focused Energy told TechCrunch.”
- 8
May 27, 2026 · Supports Funding round, Funding round · investors, Organization · ownership
“Focused Energy, the world’s leading laser fusion company, has raised $240 million in a Series A financing round”
- 9
Focused Energy · May 27, 2026 · Supports Funding round · amount
“has raised $240 million in a Series A financing round”
- 10
Focused Energy · Jun 22, 2023 · Supports Funding round · amount
“raised an additional $11 million in Series A funding, bringing their total funding to $82 million. The round was led by Prime Movers Lab”
- 11
Multiples · Supports Funding round · amount
“Focused Energy's first fundraising round was a $15M seed round in September 2021.”
People1
- 12
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